Is it normal for a juvenile turtle to have such a carapace, it won t be a rotten armor, it s only 20

Is this a Brazilian tortoise or a native tortoise.

Tortoise carapace, also known as carapace ulceration, is caused by bacterial and fungal invasion after tortoise carapace injury, and is divided into septic ulceration and fungal ulceration. Septic ulcers are caused by bacteria, fungal ulcers are caused by fungi, and terrabahns are usually more susceptible to infection than tortoises.

Symptoms of rotting nails: the carapace is ulcerated, there are traces of bleeding under the shield, and in severe cases, the bone plate is also ulcerated, and even penetrates the body cavity.

Rotten nails**: thoroughly clean the ulcer until fresh tissue is seen, apply betadine, 2 times a day, and in severe cases, antibiotics need to be applied to reduce inflammation; For daily care, turtles are kept dry for 3-5 hours a day.

The attached pathology diagram is as follows:

There are many places where you raise rotting nails at the same time, and the water quality is problematic.

Step 1 I don't know what kind of water you use, but now you must use water that has been sun-dried for two days or has been dechlorinated, otherwise the source cannot be changed and it is useless.

Step 2 These areas are obviously bulging, you can't apply the medicine directly, clean all the rotten areas with a toothpick stained with iodine until it touches the hard, especially the middle slit. It should be a dregs-like substance. As for cleaning both sides, pay attention to it, the edges are red and a little infected, I am afraid that it will bleed, so clean it up a little.

Step 3: Rinse with hydrogen peroxide until there is no residue and no foam.

Step 4 Be sure to wait until it is dry or wipe it dry and apply iodine, if there is blood on both sides, the fifth step is to dry and raise at intervals, eat or return to the water, feed some small fish and shrimp, and your own recovery is very important.

Your approach is completely correct and very professional.

The turtle had rotten nail disease.

**) The carapace ulcerates due to bacterial invasion after the carapace is worn.

Symptoms) The surface of the carapace ulcerates into holes, and in severe cases, muscles can be seen, and the sick turtle does not eat and moves less, and shrinks its head.

Prevention and control) (1) Isolate the diseased turtle, scrub the affected area with 3% hydrogen peroxide, remove the ulcerated part, and then apply it directly with potassium permanganate crystal powder.

2) Turtles raised in water can be soaked in 4% salt water for 30 minutes, and then smeared with antibiotic ointment, such as Baiduobang.

When raising turtles at home, turtles with high water quality requirements need to be raised with water softeners, or with cool boiled water, pay attention to water quality management, keep water quality clean, and set up a piece of land for turtles.

If the tortoise shell is found to be ulcerated, even if the ulceration is shallow, the wound can be cleaned with hydrogen peroxide, the necrotic tissue should be carefully removed, and then potassium permanganate powder should be sprinkled on the wound. If the ulceration is severe, the wound is deep, and the exposed muscles are severe, do not clean the wound with hydrogen peroxide to avoid increased pain for the turtle. It can be cleaned with 10 pieces of saline, then applied to the wound with rannool, and the wound is cleaned and the dressing is changed once a day.

**During the period, except for the turtle in the water during feeding, the rest of the time needs to be dry to promote the healing of wounds.

Try not to take up water, dry the medicine will be fine.

Erythromycin has little potency, so it is recommended to use Baiduobang.

The baby turtle is not a carrion, but a soft-shell disease.

The soft shell of the turtle is called soft shell disease, and the soft shell disease is due to the fact that the turtle is raised in a greenhouse during the winter, or the turtle feed is lacking in calcium and other components for a long time, and other reasons, which is easy to cause turtle soft shell disease. If this disease is not prevented well, it is very likely to occur on the juvenile turtles that spend the winter that year. Sick turtles do not like to crawl, do not actively forage for food, and their dorsal shells and abdominal carapace are soft and deformed.

Regularly let the juvenile turtles bask in the sun, add animal internal organs to the turtle feed, and also add a small amount of cod liver oil to the turtle feed. Small shrimp (with shell) contains more calcium, which can be used as one of the common feeds for turtles. Turtles with chronic diseases must be taken orally with calcium lactate tablets 2 times a day, 1 tablet each time, for 1 week.

Judging from your **, your grass turtle is normal, not like nail rot. If you don't worry, you can take a look at it for a while.

Nail rot, also known as tortoise rot, is a disease caused by damage to the carapace or the invasion of bacteria into the tortoise shell, resulting in the carapace ulceration.

It's like nail rot.

Is it that in the winter months, the water quality is not good? Do you not change the water often? My turtle was also two years ago, and there was a winter when I didn't change the water diligently and caused nail rot, which was very good**.

1. If it is rotten nail disease, try dry maintenance, make sure that you can bask in the sun for a few hours every day, sterilization, but be careful not to dry at the hottest time around noon and afternoon, 8-11 o'clock, 14-17 o'clock, the sun is very good.

2. The rotten nail is bad, it is necessary to use medicine, take out the turtle, about 10 minutes, after drying, rinse the turtle body with hydrogen peroxide for a simple and serious wash, and then apply iodine; Some people say that iodine wine is used, I think iodine wine is too strong, iodophor is OK, it is very cheap, I forget how much a bottle is, I bought it a long time ago. Before use, pour out the point on the bottle cap, or in a disposable paper cup, and then occupy it with a cotton swab, apply it to the place where the nail is rotten, twice a day, insist on ten days, remember to be dry and nourished for more than half a day after applying the medicine, even if it is to be put into water, it must be put back into the water after 3 to 5 hours after the medicine. Stick to it for seven or eight days, ten days or so.

Try the following methods with nail rot.

If you have nail rot, you can use chlortetracycline eye ointment, but it is better to use Yunnan Baiyao. Nail rot must be dried and raised, not water, otherwise it will not be better. When raising the turtle dry, you can wrap it in a damp cloth to prevent it from dying from drought, and clean the damp cloth and feeding container frequently.

My turtles have also had nail rot and I wash the damp cloth and tank every day. Nail rot ** is very slow, and my turtle is completely cured in about three months.

Nail rot: **: When the carapace is damaged, bacteria invade the wound and cause the carapace to rot.

Symptoms: The superficial carapace is decaying, or burrows or even visible muscles, does not like to eat food and rarely moves.

Prevention and control methods: soak the diseased turtle with 40ppm potassium permanganate solution for 15 minutes, and then gently apply a trace amount of potassium permanganate crystal powder to the lesion of the diseased turtle.

1.In the early stage of the disease, the symptoms are gray spots on the tortoise shell, and then slowly turn into flesh-colored or red lumps, if not timed**, the affected area will be infected and slowly ulcerated with a peculiar odor, and finally life-threatening. If the wound is not infected or worsened, it can be wiped repeatedly with iodine tincture or 1%-2% hydrogen peroxide, and then applied chlortetracycline ointment (anti-inflammatory) or Yunnan Baiyao (hemostasis), or Baiduobang ointment can be used.

Once every two days for one to two weeks. If the wound is infected or worsened, the outer skin of the affected area must be picked with a sterilized knife, and the blood or pus must be squeezed out before following the above method**, and the wound must be bandaged with gauze according to the condition of the wound. Once every three to four days for one to two months.

**During the period, it is not advisable to bathe or soak in water to keep the wound dry.

2.In the middle stage of the disease, the symptoms are the separation or upheaving of the epidermis of the affected area of the outer nail, and the patient is immobile or refuses to eat. The first step is to wipe a small amount of furazolidone dry powder or fill it with a straw and take amoxicillin tablets (20 mg kg) or metronidazole tablets (40 mg kg) on the affected area if it does not work, and at the same time supplement nutrients such as electrolyte mixture and special vitamins.

Method of administration: Find a very small container to dissolve the tablets in warm water, then find a straw for oral liquid, suck some (the amount of medicine is controlled according to the size of the turtle), use the tongue against one end of the straw, and insert the other end into the back of the tongue in the turtle's mouth (erect the turtle) to avoid the liquid from flowing into the trachea. If you open your tongue, the liquid will naturally flow in, or blow it gently.

This method, whether it is administering medicine or supplementing the turtle with various nutrients, will be more direct and effective than the effect of medicated baths and applying drugs and nutrients to food. But the only drawback is that it is not easy to open its mouth, and it can be used with a small non-metallic stick such as a plastic ear plucker or toothpick.

In the late stage of the disease, the symptoms are that the affected area has decomposed and even penetrated the tortoise shell, and the eyes are closed and the food is stopped, and in severe cases, death. After the second step, chlortetracycline is injected at a rate of 200,000 IU per kilogram of turtle body weight.

Note: Please refer to the first step for the method of trauma to the head, neck and limbs. Please use potassium permanganate with caution for trauma and nail rottenness, as improper dilution is easy to corrode the outer armor. Early detection and early **, stagnation caused the death of turtles.

Probably not, don't worry, the real rotten armor is like this.

It's a little infected, you shouldn't change the water often, and the water stinks before changing it I haven't had this situation for so many years It's not a big problem, change the water frequently, don't let the leftovers stay in the tank, and the effect of using purple potion is also very good You try.